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FileMaker Pro 8.5 ships

updated 09:25 am EDT, Mon July 10, 2006

FileMaker Pro 8.5 ships


FileMaker has shipped FileMaker Pro 8.5 alongside FileMaker Pro 8.5 Advanced, FileMaker sever 8.0v4, and FileMaker server 8.0v4 Advanced. The applications are available as universal binaries, and feature performance boosts of up to 116 percent on Intel-based Macs when compared to older, PowerPC-based systems. FileMaker Pro 8.5 features a new View Web Control that adds live Web pages to record databases, a learning center with video tutorials, new object functions, and scripting capabilities. "The new FileMaker 8.5 version provides the up-to-date information available through the internet while still giving customers total control of the application," said Raymond Boggs, vice president of Business and Home Office Research. The Universal upgrade is priced at $100 and $50 for existing FileMaker Pro 8.0 and FileMaker Server users, respectively. New FileMaker Pro 8.5 licenses are available for $300, while FileMaker Pro 8.5 Advanced is priced at $500. FileMaker Server 8 is available for $100, and File Maker Server Advanced ships for $2,500. [corrected]


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  1. topless

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    07/10, 09:31am | report spam | Reply |

    Drink your coffee...

    ...and then proofread before you publish the article...sever, severe???

  1. smitch

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    why?

    I appreciate substantive comments, but not ones like these. What about the content in the article? This is a very significant update!

    Why don't you give them a break? I suppose you never make spelling errors in you net communications?

  1. outZider

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    07/10, 10:30am | report spam | Reply |

    yay

    Unfortunately, FileMaker still sucks.

    Okay, no. FileMaker is great for a database being used by one or two people. I keep encountering people who think that FileMaker is Enterprise. :P

  1. mramaley

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    Re: yay

    Outzider,

    FileMaker can scale very well, if the system is designed properly and the right tools are used. I use FileMaker to server 100+ databases to over 300 users in 17 geographical locations using FileMaker Server 8 Advanced and SyncDek. While this may not be enterprise class, is certainly a testament to FileMakers abilities and shows that it can get the job done. Having said that, FileMaker Inc. has never promoted FileMaker to the enterprise, instead, going after the small workgroups. If an enterprise rdms is what your after, then look into Oracle or some other SQL bases solution.

    For those wondering what 8.5 has to offer... I'm happy to finally have a universal binary. The update focuses primarily on web integration, which in my current development environment, means very little. The other notable feature is the ability to name objects. This comes in particularly useful when navigating tab controls because you no longer need to create tricks to make it work. More improvements are needed in this area though, for example, the ability to attach a script to a tab control. This would make them greatly more useful. Perhaps in 9?

    If your new to FileMaker, this is a great platform to get started with.

  1. trevc

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    re:re: yay

    Being at a company that wants to get 'rid' of FileMaker becuase it's not enterprise ... I agree in some ways. We have positioned it as a 'end-user' database for small workgroups because once you want to share data with interfaces across systems that are in anything from .Net/SQL to java/oracle, it's just not as simple.

    Also when it comes to security ... with Windows / I.E. and a IIS/.Net app, it can use Windows authentication to 'automatically' know who you are and sign in ... with FM Server, sure you can sign in using Active Directory authentication, but it's not as seemless. It's little strikes like this that make the 'higher-ups' not like it as much.

    Even if it did 'link' tables like Access, I don't think it'd have an opposer at work...

    That said .... it's the first tool I go to when someone wants some 'data' on the web, prototyping and so useful with the minimalist amount of I.T. knowledge required, it's no wonder it's use keeps growing!

  1. ronjamin

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    Filemaker

    Is a good app for any organization with >200 users. Its a really good app.

  1. ccsccs7

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    Access vs. FileMaker

    While I only got to play along with FileMaker for a short time (just data entry), I was able to pull from my ClarisWorks/AppleWorks experience, as the databases had similar interfaces.

    At my library job, we've phased out FileMaker Pro in favor of Access. Nobody likes Access. I got into it because we had to switch. Practically nobody really shares a database. They're personal — usually no more than one or two people will use a particular database — but now I'm the one who has to figure it out to make it work. FileMaker had an easy to understand interface. *sigh*

  1. CaliforniaMac

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    filemaker odbc

    FileMaker Pro (FMP), especially the current v8.x series, really rocks. Not fair to compare old versions of FMP to more modern technologies. Also, you can now exchange information between FMP (on Mac or Windows) and any SQL database using ODBC ROUTER (www.odbcrouter.com) --just add columns for "modified_at" and "added_at" timestamps to each table on FMP and on SQL, then setup a VIEW on SQL to SELECT everything since your last "sync", finally do an ODBC IMPORT to a temp table in FMP (from that VIEW on SQL) and have a little script move those records to the real table and to visually prompt to reconcile any records changed in both FMP and SQL since the last "sync". Finally, you can have the same script to simple ODBC EXECUTE FMP calls to INSERT or UPDATE any new or changed records found on FMP side to the SQL side. Sounds complicated, but it's not. Even better, if you use FMP's ODBC EXECUTE to UPDATE records on SQL as they are being changed, then you can minimize the visual reconciliation during future "sync" to almost nothing.

  1. Guest

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    need help for font issues

    Can anyone direct me to information as to how to get FM7 to print to my printer from PCs? Filemaker used to be enjoyable to work with. I have no trust in it. I used to swear by it; now i swear at it!!!!!!

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